SELF DRIVE RIVER BOAT RENTALS FROM Pont à Bar

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The locks are manned by lock keepers. They are closed on some bank holidays.

Navigation on waterways in the Ardennes is quite easy and perfect for your first experience of boating.

You can moor anywhere along the banks in the heart of the countryside, except on the River Meuse where you have to use the designated moorings.

Be aware of navigation restrictions, which often occur in October.

VNF notice: from August 19, 2025, navigation will be suspended due to drought on the Meuse Canal towards Sedan (formerly the Canal de l'Est, northern branch) between km 241.610 (lock no. 10 at Saint Mihiel) and km 99.611 (lock no. 39 at Donchery). .

VNF information: Work scheduled on the downstream section of the Meuse from November 13 to 21, 2025. The work will take place on the downstream section from lock 43 at Montcy-Notre-Dame to lock 58 at Les 3 Fontaines.

Supermarkets

SUPERMARCHE: Donchery (3 km) Carrefour Contact - Sedan (8 km) Center Leclerc

Navigation

In the low season: before the 15th of April and after the 30th of September, the ports and the nests are closed. As a result, the supply of water and electricity is difficult. However, the team is at the disposal of customers to find them supply solutions (some river stops open early April and close until October 31).

Lock schedules: from 9am to 6pm, every day Sundays and public holidays, except May 1st and November 11th.

Access

Car: Motorway: A203 - E44 - E36 exit 4 Sedan-Frenois (7 km - D764) at Pont à Bar on the left

Train: Sedan (10 km) or Charleville-Mézières (15 km)

Possible cruises

Pont à Bar
round trip

Cruise 7 of nights

River Cruise Pont à Bar / Rethel / Pont à Bar

122 kms - 68 locks - 30 h of navigation

cruising route Pont à Bar / Givet / Pont à Bar

184 kms - 34 locks - 31 h of navigation

cruising route Pont à Bar / Consenvoye / Pont à Bar

166 kms - 28 locks - 28 h of navigation

Range Standard 4 4

Sedan 1170 A

€1,778

From €178 / pers

Week of the 9/29/25 to 10/6/25

Max. people : 10
Cabins : 4
Bathroom & Toilet : 2

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Range Standard 4 4

Sedan 1170 A

€1,527

From €153 / pers

Week of the 10/3/25 to 10/10/25

Max. people : 10
Cabins : 4
Bathroom & Toilet : 2

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Range Standard 4 4

Sedan 1170 A

€1,464

From €146 / pers

Week of the 10/6/25 to 10/13/25

Max. people : 10
Cabins : 4
Bathroom & Toilet : 2

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Range Standard 4 2

Sedan 1000 A

€1,209

From €151 / pers

Week of the 10/11/25 to 10/18/25

Max. people : 8
Cabins : 3
Bathroom & Toilet : 2

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Range Essential 4 3

Eau-Claire 1130

€911

From €101 / pers

Week of the 10/13/25 to 10/20/25

Max. people : 9
Cabins : 2
Bathroom & Toilet : 1

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